I just did this tonight!
Amazing quest and location. Yeah I got the Piezo-chestpiece - I got T-51 - is it always that one?
Just finished upgrading it and painting it Railroad black. Beautiful.
It said I found an optional way out, but it beats me.
I went out the front door (same way I came in).
But I explored upstairs first, after scoring the keys to the Director's office...
There's a lot of stuff upstairs in the office building - did you do all that, and retire the Director?
The quest was never ticked-off (ie. said completed) for me. Just the Optional part, as mentioned...
But the whole thing moved down into the completed section just fine.
And I take it you found the credentials P.A.M. at the Railroad originally sent you there to find?
I got so excited with the Star chestpiece LoL, I almost forgot about that part.